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Timber Development UK has released a market statement to provide greater clarity on the current supply and demand situation. The market statement provides a detailed analysis of the past year, looking at the import and price statistics of 2021, as well as how recent events will impact inflationary trends in …

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders merchants’ value sales in January 2022 were 24.1% up compared to the same month in 2021, the strongest year-on-year growth seen in recent months. However, it has been primarily driven by price inflation (+15.1%) rather than volume growth (+7.8%). …

Band of Builders (BoB) is reaching out to tradespeople who are experiencing anxiety, depression, loneliness, relationship issues, self-harm, feeling suicidal or any other trauma to encourage them to take the all-important first step of seeking help, which is tailored for those in the construction industry. Construction workers in crisis are …

The BMF has launched second stage of its national appeal to support the people of Ukraine, building on the BMF JustGiving page, which has already raised more than £20,000. After receiving information from its builders merchant colleagues in Ukraine, the BMF is co-ordinating the donation of vital goods, which are …

Elliotts’ new site in Lymington, featuring the region’s first drive-through warehouse, is set to open in Spring 2022. The £5 million branch will stock over £1 million of building materials across the 2-acre site at Ricardo Way, Ampress Park, becoming the largest and most highly stocked builders’ merchant in Lymington. …

 TIMCO (TI Midwood & Co Limited), the independent family-owned construction materials wholesaler, has sold to Bufab, a Swedish based C-Parts Supply Chain Partner for £54 million on a cash-free/debt-free basis. A performance-based additional payment may be made in 2023-2024 conditional on operating profit. TIMCO managing director Simon Midwood, son of …

British Gypsum has launched a new fleet of HGVs as part of its commitment sustainability. British Gypsum has invested £7 million in its fleet of HGVs to ensure its products are delivered to its partner construction customers in an efficient, secure, safe and sustainable way. Fuelled by a combination of …

To mark the world’s first ever net zero brick factory at its Atlas site in the West Midlands, Ibstock plc is launching ‘A Place in History’. The project gives the general public the opportunity to personalise an engraved brick that will build the new factory’s kiln. All profits from the …

City Plumbing has opened a new branch to support local tradespeople and homeowners in Winsford, Cheshire. The new Winsford branch, located at the UK’s first ‘green’ business park, the Road One Industrial Estate, will cater to plumbers, heating engineers, bathroom installers and electricians, as well as homeowners looking to create …

Bradfords Building Supplies has extended its partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club for a further 12 months. Under the agreement, Bradfords will continue as the club’s official pathway partner, as well as becoming its official academy partner. The Somerset Academy provides an opportunity for talented young cricketers from across the …